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By 5th grade, girls score about half a standard deviation below boys in teacher-reported externalizing problems and 0.45 of a standard deviation above boys in teacher-reported self-control.
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Citation: The Trouble with Boys: Social Influences and the Gender Gap in Disruptive Behavior, p. 5 Author(s): Bertrand, Pan Institution(s): National Bureau of Economic Research Link: http://www.nber.org/papers/w17541.pdf Nation(s): United States Year(s): 2011 Source: Primary Type: Statistical AnalysisDiscussion
Other Notes:For comparison, the widely discussed gender gap in math is about 0.15 of a standard deviation in 5th grade and the (reverse) gender gap in reading is about 0.2 of a standard deviation in 5th grade